NGC 5895 and others -- SPIRAL GALAXY

Object

Type                      Spiral Galaxy

Constellation            Bootes

Distance                 ?? Million light years

Magnitude               14.3

Size                       0.9x0.2 arc-min

Image

Date                       2007-08-14

Place                      RMCC Observatory (Mounds)

Exposure Data          LRGB  60:45:45:45 mins @ -15C

                             Lum 12x5, Red 9x5, Green 9x5, Blue 9x5

Notes                     RGB binned 2x2
                             This image shows the galaxies NGC5893 (face-on, center), NGC5895 (edge-on, below NGC5893) and
                             NGC5896 (face-on, below NGC5895). These galaxies lie near NGC5899 (bottom right).

Equipment

Optics                    Takahashi TOA-150

Focal Length            1100 mm @f/7.3

Mount                     Takahashi NJP

Camera                   SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser                  RoboFocus

Filters                     CFW-10, Astrodon LRGB

Software                 TheSky6, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot3, CCDStack, PhotoShop CS